Notable past and present McLaren F1 owners include Lewis Hamilton, Elon Musk, Rowan Atkinson, Jay Leno, George Harrison, Ralph Lauren, Nick Mason, and the Sultan of Brunei. In popular culture, the McLaren F1 has earned its spot as 'The greatest automobile ever created' and 'The Most Excellent Sports Car of All Time' amongst a wide variety of car enthusiasts and lovers. In 1994, the British car magazine Autocar stated in a road test regarding the F1, 'The McLaren F1 is the finest driving machine yet built for the public road.' They further stated, 'The F1 will be remembered as one of the great events in the history of the car, and it may possibly be the fastest production road car the world will ever see.' In 2005, Channel4 placed the car at number one on their list of the 100 greatest cars, calling it 'the greatest automotive achievement of all time'. In all, 106 cars were manufactured, with some variations in the design. Production began in 1992 and ended in 1998. Despite not having been designed as a track machine, a modified race car edition of the vehicle won several races, including the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans, where it faced purpose-built prototype race cars. It was conceived as an exercise in creating what its designers hoped would be considered the ultimate road car. The car features numerous proprietary designs and technologies it is lighter and has a more streamlined structure than many modern sports cars, despite having one seat more than most similar sports cars, with the driver's seat located in the centre (and slightly forward) of two passengers' seating positions, providing driver visibility superior to that of a conventional seating layout.

On 31 March 1998, the XP5 prototype with a modified rev limiter set the Guinness World Record for the world's fastest production car, reaching 240.1 mph (386.4 km/h), surpassing the modified Jaguar XJ220's 217.1 mph (349 km/h) record from 1993. He hired Peter Stevens to design the exterior and interior of the car.

Murray was able to convince Ron Dennis to back the project. The original concept was conceived by Gordon Murray. The McLaren F1 is a sports car designed and manufactured by British automobile manufacturer McLaren Cars, and powered by the BMW S70/2 V12 engine. spiritual successor (as designed by Gordon Murray).

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